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UNITED STAT-Es PATENT OFFICE..

JOHN G. VIVION, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ALPHONSO D.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Leners Patent No. 369.140, dated August so, 1887.

Application tiled June 28, 1886.

To all whom .it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. VIVION, a citizen of the United States; and a-resident of Galesburg, Knox county, Illinois, have inq vented a new and useful Improvement in Coin Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to coin-boxes, and has for its object to provide a safe and convenient box or receptacle for holding and storing a given number of a certain standard coin and for readily'exposing the coin to view and allowing theremoval and replacement of the whole or a portion of the coin.

To these ends my invention consists of a coin box constructed as more particularly pointed out hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective of the box open. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the open box, and Fig. 3 is a section of a modied form.

It is common in storing or transporting coin to place them in packages containing a given number of standard coin, and When it is necessary to count or deliver a certain amount it may be easily and quickly done by handling the receptacles for the coin instead of each in-V dividual coin. The most common Way of storing and handling coin is by placing it in bags, into which a given number of coins have been placed after being carefully counted. It is also common to makeup rolls of coins in varions styles of wrappers.

My invention consists of abox the top, front, and one end of which are joined together so that they are all thrown back on opening the box, exposing the coin to view, and allowing the coin to be easily placed in the box orrenioved therefrom. Thus, as illustrated in the drawings, the bottom A, back B, and one end, G, of the box are secured together or formed ot' one piece, and top D, front E, and other end, F, are also joined together and hinged to the back B.

The interior of the box is of such dimensions as to conveniently accommodate, say, one hundred standard dollars, which will substantially Serial No. 206,483. (No model.)

fill the box, so that if there are less than that number in the box that fact will be readily apparent, and if it is attempted to place more than that number in the box the box cannot be closed. By the peculiar construction of the box this may be done, as by placing the coin in the part formed by the bottom, back, and end piece and piling it up even with the gage-line near the top of the back piece there will be just the desired number of coins. A scale or indicator may be formed on one edge of the back or bottom piece, so that if the box is not full the number therein may be quickly determined. y

When the top, front, and end pieces are thrown back out of the way, the box is open in the most convenient manner possible for handling the coin either singly or in bulk.

Any usual or desired fastening device may -be used to retain the box closed, and it may be marked or labeled upon the outside to indicate its contents.

Instead of the box being rectangular, it may be hexagonal or many sided, as indicated in Fig. 3, Without departing from the spirit of my invention, the top, front, and one end piece being joined together and the back, bot

tom, and other end piece being also separately joined.

What I claim isl. A coin-box adapted to hold a determined number of coin, the top, front, and one end ot' which are joined together and the back, bottom, and other end are joined, substantially as described.

2. A box consisting of two parts hinged together, one part forming the top, front, and one end of the box, and the other part forming the back, bottom, and other end of the box, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have si gned my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, JOHN G. VIVION. Witnesses:

F. C. GORDON, G. F. ExINs. 

